A major retailer has suddenly closed down one of its Glasgow city centre stores.

The unit at Princes Square which housed designer brand Ted Baker has been cleared out, with the doors locked.

A sign posted on the door reads: "This store has now closed. For any returns or information please visit our other Ted Baker store at 61 Buchanan Street. 

"Sorry for any inconvenience."

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The sudden closure comes after The Pen Shop in the centre shut after 35 years in business. The shop was one of the original stores in Princes Square when it opened in 1988.

However, rising costs have forced the business to move out of the shopping centre.

A spokesperson for the Pen Shop said: "Sadly, after trading for over 35 years, the overhead costs continued to rise to a level that was unsustainable and we simply couldn't afford to continue to keep trading in the store.

"We still continue to trade with a full range on our website."